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eASIC Nextreme sounds like a good ol' fashioned ULA (uncommitted logic array), the sort of thing that's at least as old as the Sinclair ZX81 (where it drove the
by kmeisthax 2y ago
eASIC Nextreme sounds like a good ol' fashioned ULA (uncommitted logic array), the sort of thing that's at least as old as the Sinclair ZX81 (where it drove the per-unit cost through the floor).
- nickpsecurity 2y agoI hadn't heard of that. Looking it up, it's a type of gate array which I believe inspired both S-ASIC's and devices like FPGA's. Here's an intro to each for those following along: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_array https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_array http://eda.ee.ucla.edu/EE201A-04Spring/ASICslides.ppt http://eda.ee.ucla.edu/EE201A-04Spring/ASICslides.ppt I also found a link with the pricing of one. It was $45,000 for 45 prototypes on 45nm through eASIC. https://www.design-reuse.com/news/25107/easic-45nm-asic-value-shuttle-program.html https://www.design-reuse.com/news/25107/easic-45nm-asic-valu... That put having chips made into the realm of possibilities for even a small business. Other costs might prevent that but I could see more stuff opening up. I also envisioned hard blocks done on those nodes for common components so the S-ASIC was used for custom logic (eg differentiators).